Users Guide

8 Conguring the Task Sequence Steps to Apply Operating System Image And Driver Package

9 Deploying a Task Sequence

10 Methods for deploying a task sequence

System Lockdown Mode

The System Lockdown Mode feature is available in iDRAC for 14th generation of the PowerEdge servers. This feature when enabled locks

the system conguration modication tasks. This feature is intended to protect the system from unintentional changes.

You have to set theiDRACLockDownMode variable in the task sequence during Operating System Deployment.

When the System Lockdown Mode is enabled, the following functionalities have limitations:

• All system conguration modication tasks; Set operation cannot be performed.

• OS deployment

NOTE:

• To restrict OS deployment in System Lockdown Mode, you need to add iDRACLockDownMode variable with

value 0 in the deployed section of task sequence. To add the iDRACLockDownMode variable, see Adding

iDRACLockDownMode variable.

• Do not set the iDRACLockDownMode variable in the task sequence during Operating System Deployment for the following

scenarios:

• DSDP does not check for the System Lockdown Mode feature, and continues with OS deployment if no hardware

conguration is selected.

• DSDP does not check for the System Lockdown Mode feature, and continues with OS deployment in presence of a

CAB le.

Adding iDRACLockDownMode variable

To add the iDRACLockDownMode variable:

1 Launch Conguration Manager Console.

2 In the left pane, select Software Library > Overview > Operating Systems > Task Sequences .

3 Right-click the desired Task Sequence and then, click Edit.

The Task Sequence Editor window is displayed.

4 Click Deploy Operating System.

5 Click Options > Add Condition > Task Sequence VariableOptions.

The Task Sequence Variable window is displayed.

6 In the Task Sequence Variable window, enter the following:

a In the Variable text box, enter the name iDRACLockDownModefor the variable.

b From the Condition drop-down menu, select equals.

c In the Value text box, enter 0.

d Click OK.

7 Click Apply and, then OK.

Conguring the hardware components of your server

Congure the various components of the hardware on your server.

Using the Dell EMC Server Deployment Pack on systems running System Center Conguration Manager, 2012 SP2, 2012

R2 SP1, 2012 R2, 2012 SP1, or 2012